Cloud Rising had a commanding draft advantage and converted it into victory — the matchup numbers told the story before the game even started (-1000).

Team Essence fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★582 vs ★4602), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

From a hero matchup standpoint, Cloud Rising has a commanding draft advantage (-1000). Their heroes are statistically favoured across the majority of matchup cells, making this a very lopsided draft on paper.